Date of Award
Spring 8-1-2004
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Educational and School Psychology
First Advisor
Michael W. Bahr
Second Advisor
Anupama Sharma
Third Advisor
Christine D. MacDonald
Abstract
The Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) is a behavior rating scale for children from the ages of two and one-half to eighteen-years-old. The BASC original standardization was not representative of 4- to 6-years-old children, particularly in the rural Midwest. The standardization also did not adequately sample children with speech/language impairments. The present study assessed the BASC's reliability and validity (construct and criterion) in comparison to a current BASC, Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Conners' Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS) sample. The current BASC study used a sample of rural, 4- to 6-year-old normally-developing children and children with speech/language impairments. Results indicated that the rural, 4- to 6-year-old normally-developing and speech/ language impaired children scored differently on many subscales. The composite scales were correlated to a moderate degree and were in the predicted direction.
Recommended Citation
Titus, Melvin Lee, "The Reliability and Validity of the Behavior Assessment System for Children In a Rural Setting" (2004). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3741.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/3741
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